This US Navy drone ship has no crew but can hunt down enemy submarines
A new autonomous ship has joined the U.S. Navy, equipped with computers and cameras to find enemy ships.
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An experimental anti-submarine drone warship developed by DARPA has officially been transferred to the US Navy's research office.
It looks like something out of Star Trek, but for the water — and the analogy isn't too far off, either.
The anti-submarine warfare continuous trail unmanned vessel — AC TUV for short — is a futuristic drone ship outfitted with computers, sensors, and cameras, all intent on searching for and tracking enemy submarines.
And since it's fully autonomous, there's no crew onboard or humans controlling it remotely.
It's nicknamed the "Sea Hunter" and it could be a game changer for the Navy. Take a look:
The 132-foot-long ship is sort of like a big floating computer. Instead of bunks and gear for sailors like on a normal ship, the Sea Hunter just has computers inside.
Note: DARPA wouldn't let Tech Insider inside the vessel, so this is just a file photo of a server room. A spokesman said only that the "brains of the ship" was five racks of servers.
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